For those of you who may have missed them, we have been checking out
the hottest games of 2009 in these sister articles Top Ten hottest Xbox 360 games for 2009, Top Ten hottest PS3 games for 2009, Top Ten hottest DS games for 2009, Top Ten Hottest PC Games for 2009, and the Top Ten hottest Wii games for 2009.
But for now, let's all kick back, relax, and check out the forthcoming awesomeness of the PSP console.
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Resistance Retribution
According to Bend Studio they’ve created an all new story, levels,
weapons and enemies, as well as a proprietary targeting system that
will take full advantage of the PSP control system. Their third
generation PSP game engine is set to push the system to its limit,
allowing more detailed characters, special effects, and terrain that
captures the look and feel of the Resistance universe on the portable
system.
Set in the weeks after Resistance: Fall of Man, Resistance: Retribution
follows the story of former British Marine James Grayson. After a
personal tragedy he is forced to kill his own brother inside a Chimeran
conversion centre Grayson goes on a vendetta to destroy every
conversion center he can find. The game will be in third person
perspective and will also offer an eight player multiplayer mode
including Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Containment and
Assimilation available via ad-hoc and infrastructure.
Patapon 2
Patapon 2 is the sequel to Patapon (no, seriously – it is). Not much is
known about the game at the present, but It has been revealed that it
will host a four player multiplayer mode. Patapon designer Hiroyuki
Kotani revealed that this multiplayer mode stems from the single player
mode, the former of which will involve giant eggs. These eggs are said
to contain helpful items or smaller eggs. To hatch the eggs, four
players must defend the egg on an enemy-laden multiplayer battleground,
while moving it to a special egg-hatching altar. At this altar, all
players must perform a hatching ceremony, which involves playing their
rhythms in synchronization to crack the egg. Intruiging…no?
Phantasy Star Portable
Phantasy Star Portable is being produced by Sonic Team and developed by
Alfa System. This PSP version is said to include an all-new story mode
with added missions and a multi-player mode that supports cooperative
play up to four players; and appears to be local multiplayer only.
Judging from the scans seen of the two-page Famitsu preview, it also is
shown that there will be at least two additional characters introduced:
Vivienne, a character with whom players will team up, and Helga
Neumann, a villain who is responsible for terrorist attacks in the
Gurhal System.
Final Fantasy XIII Agito
Final Fantasy Agito XII which, alongside Final Fantasy XIII and Final
Fantasy Versus XIII, makes up the compilation Fabula Nova Crystallis:
Final Fantasy XIII so far. Technically the game is not a side story to
Final Fantasy XIII; rather it is part of one story which will have
shared themes and mythos around which all the Final Fantasy XIII games
have be centered. Agito is Latin for "to put in motion." While a
release outside of Japan has not been announced, director Hajime Tabata
is trying to appeal to Western players in his direction of the game.
Fingers crossed…
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Birth by Sleep features gameplay similar to the style of the previous
games in the series, particularly to Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of
Memories (but card decks won't be used). Birth by Sleep will be divided
into three scenarios, with each scenario having different styles of
gameplay based on the personalities and abilities of the three main
characters: Terra, Ventus and Aqua. Game director Tetsuya Nomura has
mentioned players can play from any of the three scenarios and possibly
stop mid-way through one scenario to begin another. The developers also
plan to add multiplayer components and a new character growth system.
Other new features include a special, first person targeting mode
called "Focus" mode and each character having special attack modes that
allow them to perform different magic-based attacks.
Heroes over Europe
Heroes over Europe is a WWII tactical flight combat game that is being
developed by Red Mile Entertainment and published by Atari. The sequel
to the mighty World War II flight combat game Heroes of the Pacific,
Heroes over Europe takes aspiring combat pilots into the bullet-ridden
heart of major World War II European air battles in glorious
dogfight-friendly high definition. Heroes over Europe follows the
Allied campaign from the attacks on London to the destruction of
Berlin, with players under orders to survive the most ferocious
dogfights ever seen in a flight combat game. Better yet, it’s being
developed by an Australian developer – the Melbourne based Transmission
Games (creators of Heroes of the Pacific an formerly known as IR Gurus).
Dissidia: Final Fantasy
Dissidia: Final Fantasy unites both good guys and bad guys from
installments of the main Final Fantasy series (Squall (FFVIII), Zidane
(FFIX), Kuja (FFIX), Cecil (Paladin/Dark Knight) (FFIV), Garland
(FFIV), Onion Knight (FFI), Jehct (FFX), Sephiroth (FFVII), and Tidus
(FFX)) The gameplay has been described as "dramatic progressive action"
(whatever that means)and character movement is fully functional within
the three-dimensional field map.
Characters are able to perform special maneuvers using the environment,
similar to the Reaction Command gameplay element of Kingdom Hearts II.
If that isn’t enough for you, the game will also feature wireless
one-on-one gameplay and fights revolving around the use of individual
special skills of the characters to do damage to opponents. That said,
if you only play one PSP game packed full of effeminate men in 2009,
make it this one...
Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday
Apparently The 3rd Birthday is only a spin-off of Sqenix’s much loved
Parasite Eve series, which is why "Parasite Eve" has been officially
excluded from its title. Being that the title references the third
appearance of Aya Brea and the significant changes for the design of
the game compared to its predecessors, fans have been referring to the
game as "Parasite Eve 3" anyway (yeah! Screw you Sqenix marketing
department).
From what little we can ascertain from our $2 Japanese language course:
Aya is still very much the main focus of the game and due to her
special powers, she still has the body of a woman in her 20s (although
in terms of age she should actually be 35 years old). For those of you
unfamiliar with the series, the trailer recaps the events of Parasite
Eve and Parasite Eve 2 before switching to the events of the 3rd
Birthday.
Gundam vs Gundam
From an (amusing and badly) translated Japanese press release: Mobile
Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam is an exhilarating mobile suit action
taken from the arcades and converted for the PSP. It contains all the
fun and in its existing version and more! Most mobile suits from the
franchise are making their appearances in this episode. From the oldest
Gundam series to the newest SEED and 00, all series are combined and
included in this game.
All legendary action scenes and memorable vocals are combined together
in this one UMD, so you can revise your Gundam history in one go. A
maximum of 4 people can join in a game at the same time. Play against
each other in teams of two, test out your prowesses by battling 3
Gundams on your own or get involved in a battle royale.
Everyday Shooter
Everyday Shooter is (usually) a dual-stick, multi-directional shooter,
sharing a similar control style to Robotron or Geometry Wars. In the
game's "Normal Play", you basically maneuver a small dot through eight
different levels as you observe your psychedelic enemies and adapt to
new level rule sets.
The game’s creator, Jonathan Mak, describes it as "...an album of games
exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds
of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an
all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowing
beauty of geometry. Anybody who has downloaded this on PSN will attest
to how awesomely entrancing Everyday Shooter is. Our only skepticisms
about a PSP port, will it control as well with just one thumb stick.
Time will tell…
